Venturia inaequalis (Cooke) G. Winter
(Apple Scab Fungus)

Interactions where Venturia inaequalis is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
colony infects and damages live twig Malus apples Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Venturia inaequalis/Venturia inaequalisapple scab funguscolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslivetwig
pseudothecium (amphigenous, immersed) amphigenous, immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on blackened, fallen leaf Malus apples Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Venturia inaequalis/Venturia inaequalisapple scab fungusamphigenous, immersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesblackened, fallenleaf (2-3)
Spilocaea dematiaceous anamorph colony of Spilocaea dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live leaf Malus apples Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Venturia inaequalis/Venturia inaequalisapple scab funguscolonySpilocaea dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesliveleaf
Spilocaea dematiaceous anamorph colony of Spilocaea dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live shoot Malus apples Rosales: Rosaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Venturia inaequalis/Venturia inaequalisapple scab funguscolonySpilocaea dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesliveshoot
Spilocaea dematiaceous anamorph colony of Spilocaea dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live fruit Malus apples Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Venturia inaequalis/Venturia inaequalisapple scab funguscolonySpilocaea dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslivefruit

Interactions where Venturia inaequalis is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is parasitised by effuse colony of Hansfordia anamorph Minor Hansfordia pulvinata a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Hansfordia pulvinata/Hansfordia pulvinataa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyHansfordia anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Venturia inaequalis/Venturia inaequalisapple scab fungusMinor effuse colony of Hansfordia anamorph parasitises

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Venturia inaequalis (Apple Scab Fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Venturia inaequalis (Apple Scab Fungus) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesVenturia inaequalis (Apple Scab Fungus)
GenusVenturia (Bot.) (scabs)
FamilyVENTURIACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderVENTURIALES (an order of fungi)
SubclassPLEOSPOROMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
ClassDOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Venturia inaequalis (Apple Scab Fungus)

Venturia inaequalis (Apple Scab Fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Preece, T., Chater, A. & Shattock, R. 2006 Home production of the ascospore stage of Claviceps purpurea and other fungi Field Mycology Vol 7 (2): 54-56.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Venturia inaequalis (Apple Scab Fungus):

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